U of S Students are Learning on Castle Designer Glass

You never know where Castle Designer Glass will show up. The University of Saskatchewan, called us up a few months back to see if were interested in creating glass whiteboards for their classrooms. A little bit of history, the University of Saskatchewan was founded in 1907 and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It began its life as an agricultural school (hey, we are in the Prairies) but now boasts more than 200 academic programs and is home to The University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) facility which develops DNA-enhanced immunization vaccines for both humans and animals. Some of its famous alumni include Diane Jones-Konihowski, the Canadian Pentathlete, the late Sandra Schmirler, a three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and fiction-writer Guy Vanderhaeghe. We were approached by the Facilities Team at the U of S because they wanted to beautify their learning backgrounds. White is OK but Castle Designer Glass is better! So we set about installing the first 10 glass whiteboards the project manager had requested. Our glass whiteboards come in two styles 1) back painting the glass white or 2) sandblasting the glass. We also frame it with some shiny hardware to make it standout. The advantage of our glass whiteboards is that they serve two purposes. They're highly functional and pleasing to the eye. I guess the thinking goes that the more students like their surroundings, the more they'll be motivated to learn. Or something like that. In any case, glass whiteboards are a whole new product line for Castle Designer Glass. For those who aren't aware of what we do, you can always take a look at http://www.castledesignerglass.com/products.html. We create a wide variety of glass products including backsplashes and countertops, dorr inserts, freestanding wall art etc... You can find some of our work in commercial installations like hotel lobbies, casino wall murals, restaurant feature walls, and many other functional and artistic designs. But with glass whiteboards we're breaking new ground, who thought that school could be this much fun.